Kreisel brothers: Austria's secret electric-car weapon?

Stephen Edelstein 4,464 views Oct 28, 2016 Kreisel Electric Porsche Panamera Enlarge Photo There's no shortage of companies trying to replicate the success of Tesla Motors. Startups such as Faraday Future, Lucid Motors, and NextEV have all announced plans to build long-range electric cars aimed pretty much directly at the Silicon Valley automaker's electric cars. But rather than take on Tesla itself, a small Austrian firm plans to equip other firms with the tools to build electric cars. DON'T MISS: Atieva now Lucid Motors; plans 300-mile, 900-hp electric car Kreisel Electric GmbH was founded by the three Kriesel brothers —Johann, Markus, and Philipp—two years ago, and is now fielding inquiries from established automakers, according to Bloomberg. Kreisel Electric currently supplies electric powertrains for installation in existing vehicles, designs lithium-ion manufacturing...